Under The Greenwood Tree Or The Mellstock Quire

William Dewy--otherwise grandfather William--was now about seventy; yet an ardent vitality still preserved a warm and roughened bloom upon his face, which reminded gardeners of the sunny side of a ripe ribstone-pippin; though a narrow strip of forehead, that was protected from the weather by lying above the line of his hat-brim, seemed to belong to some town man, so gentlemanly was its whiteness.Hardy, Thomas is the author of 'Under The Greenwood Tree Or The Mellstock Quire ', published 2004 under ISBN 9781419191893 and ISBN 1419191896.